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Re: Nooooooo!! 850 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be Rob Hanley on  Mon Dec 18 21:05 CST 2000 [RELATED]

There is absolutely NO reason to rebuild the engine in this car. Furthermore, I doubt that the rear main seal on a 6 yr old car would be leaking. If it is, and you haven't lost any oil in 2500 miles, it is going to take a very long time before it is serious enough to warrant replacement. There is a fair amount of labor involved in this job, but the engine does not need to be disassembled. The rear main seal sits between the engine and the flywheel. Replacement requires dropping the transmission out of the car, removing the flywheel, and pressing in a new seal. Unless the engine is running on 2 cylinders and eating a quart of oil every 200 miles, there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO REBUILD IT when the seal is done. I think your "mechanic" is trying to make a couple of boat/house payments at your expense. Or maybe he has to pay off the mafia....





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New oil leak and engine rebuild [850][1994]
posted by  someone claiming to be Daniel Fisher  on Fri Dec 15 12:17 CST 2000 >


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